US Health Care Costs

Bowel surgery, with major complications in Nevada

MS-DRG 329: Major small and large bowel procedures with mcc

$410,455typical hospital bill
$38,978typical amount paid
$33,800–$50,679range paid across 15 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $410,455 for this stay in 2024, about 10.5 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Saint Mary's Regional Medical CenterReno18$133,407$33,800
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas11$284,718$34,460
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas19$700,970$35,549
Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks15$314,507$36,818
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas20$565,952$37,905
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson18$410,455$37,998
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas14$651,401$38,278
Henderson HospitalHenderson11$727,647$38,978
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas27$409,838$41,569
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno49$137,215$41,985
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City21$118,021$42,217
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas16$574,454$42,987
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas11$529,999$45,096
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas13$474,368$45,358
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno11$98,473$50,679

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.